About this Journal

Worldwide Waste is the first interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal devoted entirely to a critical interrogation of the cultural, social, economic and political systems within which waste is created, managed and circulated.

The journal privileges no particular theories, debates or trends. Its goal is to actively stimulate publications of innovative scholarship on relatively unexplored topics and/or from geographical areas that have thus far been underrepresented in waste studies.

Submissions are encouraged from across the humanities and social sciences, including anthropology, archaeology, ecology, geography, history, literature, philosophy, politics, sociology, science and technology studies, and the visual and performing arts.

The publication of this journal is financially supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (grant number 277-53-006) and no publication fees are being charged to the authors.

Call for Papers, Special Collection: ‘Unpacking Food and Drink’

We invite submissions of papers that that deal with the cultural, economic, political, and social contexts that influence attitudes, practices, and policies related to food packaging. Possible topics might include, but need not be limited to, the (history of) packaging materials, design, production processes, distribution, and waste and recycling of packaging. The subject can be approached from a variety of disciplines, including anthropology economy, design, geography, history, marketing, sociology.